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bandage (BAND dij) (noun)
A covering; such as, a strip of cloth that protects or supports part of the body that has been injured: The doctor wrapped a bandage around Stefan's arm after he fell off his bicycle.
bandage (BAND dij) (verb)
To cover or to wrap a wound or other injury with a strip of cloth: Trisha's mother had to bandage her daughter's knee to stop the bleeding.
Band-Aid (BAND ayd") (noun)
A trademark used for an adhesive bandage with a gauze pad in the center, used to protect minor wounds: After Jake cut his finger with his pocket knife, he was able to put on a Band-Aid to stop the bleeding.
band-aid (BAND ayd") (adjective)
Always used before a noun, disapproving; able to help or to improve something only for a short time: The government could only provide a band-aid solution to the problem of unemployment.
True welfare reform is being bypassed by the U.S. Congress with band-aid solutions.
The nurse used a Band-Aid as a bandage to help the hiker who had fallen and skinned his elbow; however, it was an inadequate band-aid attempt because it was too small to properly bandage the bleeding injury.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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